^8 (A)Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And ^(B)do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
⁹ Indeed, they are a ^(C)graceful wreath to your head
And ^[a](D)ornaments about your neck.

^(B)A wise son makes a father glad,
But ^(C)a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

²⁹ He who ^(A)troubles his own house will ^(B)inherit wind,
And ^(C)the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.

13 A ^(A)wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a ^(B)scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

⁵ A fool ^[a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who regards reproof is sensible.

²⁰ A ^(A)wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man ^(B)despises his mother.

^6 (A)Grandchildren are the crown of old men,
And the ^(B)glory of sons is their fathers.

¹⁷ A ^(A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.